Treating hypertension with aminoalkoxypyridines

ABSTRACT

Substituted aminoalkoxypyridines of the formula   &lt;IMAGE&gt;   where R1 is CN or CF3 and L is dialkylamino or six-membered N heterocycle are disclosed. The compounds are useful as antihypertensive agents.

This is a division of application Ser. No. 25,826, filed Apr. 2, 1979, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,259,327.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention concerns certain substituted aminoalkoxypyridines which have useful pharmacological activity e.g. as antihypertensive agents.

A new class of substituted pyridines having pharmaceutical activity have been discovered.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Compounds of the formula ##STR2## where R₁ is CN or CF₃ and L is a dialkylamino or six membered N-heterocyclic group and use as pharmaceutical agents.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

An embodiment of the present invention is compounds of the formula ##STR3## and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein n is 2 or 3,

R₁ is --CN or --CF₃, and

R₂ and R₃ when separate, are C₁ -C₆ alkyl and when joined with N form a heterocyclic piperidinyl, piperazinyl, N--C₁ -C₄ alkylpiperazinyl or morpholino group.

R₁ maybe CN or CF₃ and preferably CN. R₂ and R₃ are C₁ -C₆ alkyl e.g. methyl, isopropyl or n-hexyl, with C₁ -C₃ alkyl being preferred and CH₃ most preferred

The ##STR4## heterocyclic group is ##STR5## e.g. CH₃, t-butyl, ethyl and the like.

Pharmaceutically acceptable salts include salts of the formula I compounds with appropriate inorganic and organic acids. Suitable inorganic acids are sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid the hydrogen halides such as HCl, HI, HBr, and the like. Suitable organic acids include carboxylic acids such as acetic acid, oxalic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, pamoic acid, pivalic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, propionic acid and the like as well as non-carboxylic acid such as isethionic acid and the like. Preferred salts are those with the hydrogen halides especially HCl, maleic acid, pivalic acid and isethionic acid.

One class of preferred compounds are those having the formula ##STR6## More preferred compounds of formula II are those where ##STR7## (a) is --N(C₁ -C₄ alkyl)₂ especially --N(CH₃)₂ or (b) N-methylpiperazinyl, piperidinyl or morpholino and especially morpholino. R₁ is more preferably CN.

Another class of preferred compounds have the formula ##STR8## More preferred III compounds are those where --NR₂ R₃ is (a)--N(C₁ -C₄ alkyl)₂ especially --N(CH₃)₂ and (b) morpholino, piperidinyl or N--C₁ -C₄ alkyl preferably N--CH₃ piperazinyl and especially morpholino. R₁ is most preferably CN.

The compounds of the present invention have useful pharmaceutical activity as antihypertensives and vasodilators.

These activities were determined by testing representative compounds in appropriate animal models. The antihypertensive activity was determined in spontaneously hypertensive (SH) rats. The vasodilation activity was determined in dogs.

The antihypertensive activity in SH rats indicates that the compounds are useful in treating hypertension in humans. In treating hypertension in humans, the compound of the present invention can be administered by any suitable route e.g. orally, parenterally, intravenously and the like, in a suitable dosage form. Thus, for oral administration the compounds may be administered as tablets, troches, capsules, encapsulated, in liquid form such as solutions, emulsions, suspensions and the like. For parenteral or intravenous administration suitable dosage forms are solutions, emulsions and the like.

The dosage forms which are used are prepared using conventional procedures and may contain suitable compounding ingredients that is diluents, or carriers, including emulsifying agents, flavorings, sweetening agents, thickening agents and the like. The pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the present invention constitute another embodiment of the present invention.

The daily human dosage of the present compounds may be varied. It can range from about 50 to about 3000 mg., preferably from about 100 to about 2000 mg. and more preferably from about 100 to about 1000 mg.

The compounds of the present invention may be prepared by any convenient process. One such process is illustrated by the following equation ##STR9## Halogen may be Cl, Br or F, with Cl being preferred.

The reaction is ordinarily carried out in a suitable solvent such as dimethylformamide (DMF).

Any suitable base such as NaH, K-O-t-butyl and the like may be used. The reaction is conveniently carried out at room temperature and atmospheric pressure although higher temperatures and pressures may be used.

The pharmaceutical acid salt of the formula I compound is obtained by treating the free base with an appropriate acid or anhydride using conventional reaction conditions and solvents.

The following examples illustrate the preparation of compounds of formula I. The temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

EXAMPLE 1 2-(2-Dimethylaminoethoxy)-3-cyanopyridine hydrochloride (XI)

To 2-dimethylaminoethanol (1.3 g, o., 015 m) in DMF (25 mL) was added 57% NaH in mineral oil (0.63 g, 0.015 m). After stirring 0.5 hours at 25° C., a solution of 2-chloro-3-cyanopyridine (2 g, 0.015 m) in DMF (10 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred 20 hours, concentrated to 10 mL and added to H₂ O (25 mL). The solution was extracted with CHCl₃ ; the organic layer was dried, filtered and concentrated. The resulting oil was dissolved in Et₂ O and treated with HCl in MeOH to yield after recrystallization from Et₂ O-iso-PrOH 0.8 g (23%) of (XI) m.p. 148°-150° C.

EXAMPLE 2 2-(2-Morpholinoethoxy)-3-cyanopyridine HCl

2-(2-Morpholinoethoxy)-3-cyanopyridine was made by essentially the same procedure as Example 1 using an appropriate amount of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)morpholine in place of 2-dimethylaminoethanol. The m.p. of the 2-(2-morpholinoethoxy)-3-cyanopyridine hydrochloride salt was 204°-206.5°.

The following table lists reactants and products obtained using the procedure substantially as described in Example 1.

    __________________________________________________________________________          Reactant Reactant                                                         Example                                                                             A        B                  Product                                       __________________________________________________________________________           ##STR10##                                                                              HO(CH.sub.3).sub.2N(C.sub.6 H.sub.13).sub.2                                                        ##STR11##                                    4                                                                                    ##STR12##                                                                               ##STR13##                                                                                         ##STR14##                                    5                                                                                    ##STR15##                                                                              HO(CH.sub.2).sub.3N(C.sub.4 H.sub.9).sub.2                                                         ##STR16##                                    6                                                                                    ##STR17##                                                                               ##STR18##                                                                                         ##STR19##                                    7                                                                                    ##STR20##                                                                               ##STR21##                                                                                         ##STR22##                                    __________________________________________________________________________

Claims to the invention follow. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of treating hypertension in humans which comprises administration of an antihypertensive amount of a compound having the formula ##STR23## and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein n is 2 or 3,R₁ is --CF₃, and R₂ and R₃ when separate, are C₁ -C₆ alkyl and when joined with N form a heterocyclic piperidinyl, piperazinyl, N--C₁ -C₄ alkylpiperazinyl or morpholino group.
 2. The method of claim 1 wherein n is 3 and said R₂ /R₃ alkyl is C₁ -C₄ alkyl.
 3. The method of claim 2 wherein R₂ and R₃ are separate and are CH₃.
 4. The method of claim 2 wherein R₂ and R₃ are joined.
 5. The method of claim 1 wherein n is 2 and said R₂ /R₃ alkyl is C₁ -C₄ alkyl.
 6. The method of claim 5 wherein R₂ and R₃ are separate and are CH₃.
 7. The method of claim 5 wherein R₂ and R₃ are said heterocyclic group.
 8. The method of claim 7 wherein said heterocyclic group is morpholino. 